Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA

Blood Safety - Transfusion-transmitted bacterial infection risks reviewed

Malaria Vaccine - Humoral response against Plasmodium vivax protein retained for 30 years

Multiple Sclerosis - Mice expressing myelin glycoprotein protected against encephalomyelitis

Salmonella - Antimicrobial use increases risk of drug-resistant Salmonella infection

Salmonella - Chicken consumption is risk factor for Salmonella infection in U.S.

AIDS/HIV Therapy - Nucleoside analogues and mitochondrial toxicity reviewed

Acute Myeloid Leukemia - Ceplene trial in AML meets primary trial endpoint

Adverse Event - Nationwide recall made of instructions for use of biliary stent

Alcoholism - Girls living with alcoholic stepfather have more behavior problems than boys

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis - Pharmacological management of amyotropic lateral sclerosis reviewed

Anthrax - Anthim selected for testing by U.S. federal government

Anthrax Vaccine - Conjugate induces antibodies to capsule of B. anthracis

Anti-Infectives - Cyanovirin-N antiviral activity evaluated

Artery Closure - Device maker submits PMA for vascular closure system

Blood Safety - A new rapid molecular assay detects at least four strains of the SEN virus

Breast Cancer - CTLs to breast tumor-associated protein lyse breast cancer cells

Breast Cancer - FDA accepts NDA for Abraxane for treatment of metastatic breast cancer

Breast Cancer - Women who regularly use aspirin seem to have reduced cancer risk

Business Update - Company restructuring to focus on Genasense programs

Business Update - FDA approves Fluticasone Propionate Cream

Business Update - King reiterates commitment to launch and market Estrasorb

Business Update - Pharmion up as drug seen nearing FDA approval

Campylobacter - Chicken consumption is risk factor for Campylobacter infection in U.S.

Cancer Risk - Chemically induced tumors in laboratory animals may have human relevance

Cancer Therapy - FDA approval granted to investigate new cancer treatment applicator

Cardiac Arrhythmias - FrostByte receives FDA clearance, company poised to launch

Cardiovascular Disease - FDA approves rapid exchange catheter for coronary indications

Cervical Cancer - HPV vaccines and cervical cancer reviewed

Clinical Trials - Study reviews the evolution of statistical methods used with clinical trials

Contraception - FDA issues not approvable letter for over-the-counter emergency contraceptive

Cough - FDA approves Mucinex DM extended-release tablets

Device Sterilization - FDA approves hydrogen peroxide sterilization process

Diabetes Pathogenesis - Islet-specific glucose-6-phosphatase-related protein linked to diabetes

Diarrhea - Burden of self-reported acute diarrheal illness in 1998-1999 reported

Diet and Nutrition - Iron supplements help only certain women who are not anemic

Drug Addiction - Factors to retain drug-abusing women in residential therapy reported

Drug Addiction - Residential drug abuse for pregnant women improves birth outcomes

Drug Ban - Consumer advocate renews call for ban on cholesterol drug

Drug Development - Phase III clinical development for AQUAVAN Injection begins

E. Coli - Deletion in flhC gene causes nonmotility of E. coli 0157:H- strains

Emergency Contraception - Canada's government proposes access to levonorgestrel without a prescription

Emergency Contraception - Public health group renews call for improving access to 'morning-after pill'

Endoscopy - FDA issues 510(k) clearance for flexible video-enabled endoscope

Environmental Health - Organochlorines determined in human biological samples by GC-MS/MS

Environmental Health - Solvent systems compared for analysis of organochlorines in fish tissue

Exposure Payouts - New rule to help weapons workers comes under fire

Finance - Biopharma reports Q1 revenues of $0.7 million, net loss of $4.8 million

Fitness and Wellness - Advocates fear global diet and exercise strategy may be derailed

Food-Borne Illness - Analyses of stool samples should include testing for E. coli O157:H7

Food-Borne Illness - Chicken giblets from Costa Rica increase risk of E. coli O157:H7

Food-Borne Illness - Epidemiologic issues in study design of FoodNet activities outlined

Gastrointestinal Disease - Drug candidate may help treat irritable bowel syndrome

Genetically Modified Crops - U.N. food agency still supports genetically modified crops

Genomics - GeneExpress data to support CDER genomics study

HIV/AIDS Treatment - AIDS medicine price hike may lead to licenses to other companies

HIV/AIDS Treatment - Big pharmaceutical companies pledge to work on AIDS drug

HIV/AIDS Treatment - State AIDS drug plans offering widely varying benefits

Health Research - Former NIH director says easing rules improved recruiting